Norman Borlaug: A Lifetime Fighting Hunger

Dr. Norman E. Borlaug is credited with saving more lives than any other person who has ever lived. Through his scientific breakthroughs, he developed a strain of wheat that saved upwards of one billion people from famine and starvation. His techniques have been adapted around the globe, and he was honored with the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his achievements. In 1986, Dr. Borlaug founded the World Food Prize to inspire and recognize the similar achievements that are needed to feed our ever-expanding world. For more on Dr. Borlaug, visit www.worldfoodprize.org/borlaug

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[clark111175]

My video stops at 2:53. It won't let me watch the rest.

[WorldFoodPrize]

Sorry to hear you are having problems. I just watched the video in its entirety on two separate computers with no problems, so I'm afraid I don't know why you had issues.

[tapchick5]

When is the world food prize this year?

[WorldFoodPrize]

The 2009 World Food Prize will be presented on Thurs, October 15 at the Iowa State Capitol.

[hds1981]

A true humanitarian hero! RIP

[Riehlthing]

Great great man. Sad day. May his message live on.

[manop98]

@clark111175 this is a youtube problem happens all the time

[jnicholl19]

Can not believe I hadn't heard about this man until my 25th year alive.

[leerman22]

I sure hope Norman Borlaug lives to meet the next great Prometheus.

[dayvconsir]

@ashevillecat Wheat straw (hay referres to alfalfa), has little to no food value. We occasionaly use it for livestock bedding. My ideal would be everyone getting involved in the labor of food production. Might as well use those calories rather than waste them on a treadmill right? Hearing harsh criticisms from people who take advantage of the conveniences produced by these practices is rather irritating, being that I grew up missing out on sports, abusing my joints, not getting to play nintendo.

[ashevillecat]

@dayvconsir The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Let's not forget that Borlaug was Monsanto's biggest champion up until his death. Borlaug saw "yield" in the narrow sense of "single yield" (i.e, just the grain from a wheat crop) rather than the "total yield" subsistence farmers see. The old wheat varieties, for example, yield less grain butt much more hay. Borlaug couldn't have believed that his varieties, plus the extra fertilizer and water they need, would be given away for free.

[dayvconsir]

@ashevillecat I have reason to believe you are giving credit to the wrong person when it comes to exploiting cheap labor, Hispanic immigration, and Monsanto buisness practices. You should do a little more research on Norman and what motivated him.

[ashevillecat]

@EpiDemic117 What kind of an argument is that? I think I remember it from kindergarten.

[EpiDemic117]

@ashevillecat GTFO extremist fuck :D

[KracknCorn]

He was a true hero and I wish more people knew of his legacy.